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Step-by-step guidance for qualitative research projects.
Covers design, data collection, and analysis stages.
Includes personal stories and real-world applications.
New techniques like social media data-scraping.
Focus on neurodivergent populations and digital analysis.
Hands-on activities to enhance learning experience.
Companion website with teaching and learning resources.
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Price Range: $53.42
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Uncover the secrets of human behavior under stress.
Utilize behavioral profiling in high-pressure situations.
Detect deception through micro-expressions and cues.
Implement effective de-escalation techniques confidently.
Analyze patterns of fear and aggression accurately.
Stay calm and focused in crisis environments.
Transform your understanding of chaos and response.
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Price Range: $14.99
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Explores rhetoric from Greek Sophists to present.
Examines persuasive discourse's social functions.
Framework for evaluating persuasive writing and speaking.
Includes non-Western studies for broader perspective.
Covers contemporary rhetoric topics like feminist rhetoric.
Clear writing style with contemporary examples.
Emphasizes relevance of rhetoric for today's students.
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Price Range: $38.35
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Engaging and conversational writing style
Evidence-based tips for effective public speaking
Real-world examples and relatable stories
Encourages critical thinking and personal voice
Award-winning textbook recognized for excellence
Practical advice for students of all levels
Inspires confidence in public speaking skills
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Price Range: $51.41
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Explores writing opportunities at museums and memorials.
Engages students with real-world rhetorical projects.
Includes diverse sites of public memory.
Encourages innovative approaches to teaching writing.
Addresses intersections of rhetoric and remembrance.
Supports learning from first-year to graduate students.
Creates new public archives and memorials.
Price Range: $75.99
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Explores women's speaking practices through history.
Analyzes oratorical education in the eighteenth century.
Discusses institutional and extrainstitutional settings.
Challenges traditional views on gendered public spheres.
Highlights key rhetors and movements in rhetoric.
Contributes significantly to rhetoric and communication scholarship.
Offers new perspectives on women's oratorical training.
Price Range: $58.49
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Explores trust assessment in high-risk taxi environments.
Analyzes drivers' strategies in NYC and Belfast.
Highlights ethnographic research with real taxi drivers.
Discusses signs of trustworthiness and deception.
Offers insights into minimizing personal risk.
Examines cultural differences in driver strategies.
Invites readers to understand trust dynamics deeply.
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Price Range: $29.95
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Clear and accessible guide to quantitative research.
Encourages hands-on learning for active engagement.
Real communication studies bring research to life.
Immediate application of skills in research scenarios.
Includes chapter objectives and key terms for clarity.
Features case studies and data sheets for practice.
Equips students with essential research tools.
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Price Range: $120.96
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Explores institutional logics in higher education publishing.
Links cultural analysis with organizational decision-making processes.
Analyzes changes from 1950s to 1990s publishing.
Examines shifts from independent to corporate publishing cultures.
Applicable lessons for all professional services industries.
Develops a theory of attention in market characteristics.
Offers insights into executive decision-making determinants.
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Price Range: $70.00
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Innovative study of African American digital rhetoric.
Links oral, print, and digital storytelling traditions.
DJs as models of rhetorical excellence and storytelling.
Explores mixtape culture and community engagement.
Embraces tensions in black rhetorical traditions.
Combines vernacular and academic writing practices.
Compels fresh perspectives on African American rhetoric.
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Price Range: $39.00
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Focuses on ethical and socially responsible communication.
Aligns modern PR practices with communication theory.
Engaging case studies encourage critical thinking skills.
Real-world scenarios frame each chapter's content effectively.
Explores key responsibilities of PR professionals today.
Features insights from industry veterans and rising stars.
Award-winning textbook recognized for innovative teaching methods.
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Price Range: $95.63
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Explores learning through conversations and social experiences.
Transforms differences into new common understandings.
Creates conversational spaces for effective dialogue.
Illustrates practical applications in various organizations.
Focuses on social and interactive learning theories.
Advances organizational well-being through enhanced communication.
Validates pragmatic approaches to knowledge creation.
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Price Range: $95.00
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Comprehensive guide on small group communication.
Engaging style with humor and case studies.
Includes discussions on virtual group dynamics.
New Chapter 3 focuses on effective meetings.
Addresses COVID-19's impact on group interactions.
Vivid illustrations and personal narratives enhance learning.
Market-leading text for several editions.
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Price Range: $65.35
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Comprehensive summary of major communication theories.
Engaging style facilitates understanding of communication theories.
Includes foundational concepts and inquiry frameworks.
Theories cover communicator, message, and medium topics.
Addresses various communication contexts and scenarios.
"From the Source" insights from influential theorists.
Online resources for instructors available for course planning.
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Price Range: $49.64
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Over 30 key statements from various disciplines.
Includes four editorial essays for context.
Focus on contemporary cultural theory.
Explores visual culture and image rhetoric.
Essential resource for students and scholars.
Engaging insights into cultural practices.
Published in association with The Open University.
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Price Range: $94.00
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Explores consumer health information-seeking behaviors.
Examines health communication's evolving landscape.
Offers insights for effective health campaigns.
Discusses the role of health agencies as facilitators.
Highlights the importance of diverse information options.
Addresses behavioral changes for improved health outcomes.
Suitable for students, practitioners, and researchers.
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Price Range: $33.43
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Explores global communication through style.
Analyzes style's impact on social life.
Connects style with political structures.
Examines aesthetics in modern economies.
Offers a systematic rhetoric of style.
Provides tools for critical analysis.
Engaging prose for students and scholars.
Price Range: $36.00
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Research-based insights into technical communication profession.
Highlights diversity and emerging trends in the field.
Includes first-hand narratives from industry practitioners.
Examines the history and globalization of communication.
Provides tangible workplace vignettes and examples.
Essential for students and early professionals.
Suitable as a textbook for communication courses.
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Price Range: $29.67
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Challenges traditional social responsibility model of journalism.
Proposes individual-first paradigm for media survival.
Documents print journalism's significant circulation decline.
Explores impact of blogs and user-generated content.
Examines financial struggles of major newspapers.
Argues for a mindset shift in journalism practices.
Highlights the importance of meeting individual news demands.
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Price Range: $52.87
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Conversational style for engaging learning experience.
Focuses on foundations of intercultural communication.
Multicontextual approach addressing global and domestic diversity.
Emphasizes ethical guidelines for intercultural encounters.
Integrates empirical research with real-world examples.
Explores topics like identity change and culture shock.
Encourages critical thinking on ethical dilemmas.
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Price Range: $9.15
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Explores narcolepsy through personal narratives and experiences.
Focuses on identity, sleepiness, and social contexts.
Includes autoethnographic essay by the author.
Utilizes interviews and participant observation methods.
Addresses stigma and misconceptions about narcolepsy.
Highlights peer-based health communication strategies.
Integrates feminist disability studies and narrative inquiry.
Price Range: $95.00
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Comprehensive analysis of sports communication topics.
Explores media, culture, and organizational dynamics.
Addresses micro- and macro-level sport issues.
Includes updated perspectives on fan cultures.
Discusses racial identity and gender in sports.
Covers politics and nationality in sports contexts.
Focuses on crisis communication in sports organizations.
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Price Range: $49.09
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Empowers students for effective intercultural communication.
Strategies for navigating cultural differences.
Focuses on practical, real-world applications.
Explores identity and othering in communication.
Encourages ongoing learning beyond the classroom.
Updated second edition with expanded insights.
Ideal for students seeking meaningful interactions.
Price Range: $115.45
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Comprehensive overview of communication ethics.
Classic and contemporary ethical perspectives included.
Stimulates critical thinking through provocative questions.
Illustrative case studies enhance understanding.
Resources for further research and exploration provided.
Authors include experts Richard Johannesen and Kathleen Valde.
Addresses unique ethical issues in communication contexts.
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Price Range: $45.95
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Integrates intersectional identity and values orientation.
Addresses technology's role in intercultural communication.
Designed for undergraduate students and practitioners.
User-friendly textbook for intercultural communication fundamentals.
Includes empirical research and lively examples.
Encourages critical thinking and ethical reflection.
Comprehensive introduction to intercultural contact dynamics.
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Price Range: $115.97
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Explores local school board meeting dynamics.
Studies emotional influence on democratic discourse.
Analyzes real-life debate in Boulder Valley School District.
Highlights value in controversial communication styles.
Advocates for "reasonable hostility" in policy discussions.
Encourages appreciation for passionate democratic engagement.
Offers insights into ordinary democratic practices.
Price Range: $34.94
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Comprehensive introduction to public rhetoric analysis.
Covers various critical techniques and approaches.
Includes cultural, feminist, and Marxist perspectives.
Analyzes diverse forms like literature and regulations.
Features updated coverage of mass media criticism.
Demonstrates original criticism throughout the text.
Ideal for students and scholars of rhetoric.
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Price Range: $6.30
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Comprehensive exploration of health communication issues.
In-depth analysis of cultural and social influences.
Essential resource for health communication improvement.
Examines perspectives of patients and healthcare leaders.
Explores impact of media and technology on health.
Offers current research and insights in health advocacy.
Access to digital resources for instructors included.
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Price Range: $41.71
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Comprehensive toolkit for discourse analysis.
26 practical tools for language examination.
Written by renowned linguist James Paul Gee.
Focuses on situated meanings and social languages.
Hands-on application with sample analyses included.
Updated for contemporary digital communication relevance.
Ideal for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Price Range: $43.99
